Dara Ali
CSC 101
Professor Roger
May 29, 2011
“The Virgin of Guadeloupe”
The Virgin of Guadeloupe is the name of chapter ten of Thomas Friedman’s book, The World Is Flat. Let’s have a look of what he is saying about today’s globalization and the art of industry.
Firstly, the importance of the Virgin of Guadeloupe that is being produced in the Chinese workforce and sent into Mexico. What Thomas Friedman is saying here is simply lying behind the background of Chinese role in the field of industry. In addition, globalization and the advancement of technology are two key principles the Chinese workforce has reached. Chinese mega-structure industry now is producing things that were someday ere unknown to them. So, in exporting goods Chinese have a great role in the world which has taken the place of Mexicans’ recently. What is seen as phenomenon here is Chinese success in taking the Mexican’s second U.S. importer, as the author says.
Secondly, Mexico failed to endeavor today’s globalization. In turn, Mexican economy suffers. Because of the rapid increase of Chinese workforce and its capability to embrace today’s globalization, Mexicans show their failure to go along with all of these changes and cannot cope easily with it.
Lastly, exemplification of Irish economy is another key point within chapter ten. Ireland hugely succeeded in increasing the GDP. It is not only because they have good workers, but also because of its long-lasting plans vis-a-vis industry and other related forces. Naming this country as one of the most successful forces in Europe is something must be mentioned.
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Monday, May 23, 2011
Dara IT
In this video, Thomas Friedman, the American computer-related genius, talks about his amazing book, The World Is Flat.
In the beginning of the video, the author talks about the first chapter of his book which is known as While I Was Sleeping. Within it, he explains our newly established world giving examples including China and India. Dividing human history into three different eras, the author tells how each stage of humanity has an effect on life and how it arranged to be changed as time passed. More, the third era according to Friedman, which begins from 2000 to the present, when the world started flattening as peoples started managing globalization to a great extend, has greatly accelerated business and greatly impacted industry.
In the middle of the video, Mr. Friedman reminds us about the second chapter of his book, The Flatteners. Briefly told, he talks about the ten flatteners of the second he mentioned in the second chapter. For example, supply chaining, in-forming and insourcing. He reminds of the flatteners of how they change the world and what profound impact they have on the daily life as a whole.
In the end of the video, however, Thomas Friedman mentions his third chapter of the book, The Triple of Convergence. In brief, I did not really get what this chapter really about due to some problems!
• Absolutely, Iraq can follow the steps the other nations had already followed to expand their abilities vis-à-vis technology and the ocean of computers and the internet. It, of course, gives the chance to Iraq to be one of the leading nations in the field of technology. However, it takes time, money, expertise, tolerance and patience. It, surly, can be applied for Iraq if the government wants to eliminate corruption and poverty.
source:
This informatio is based on the vidoe you had sent to me.
In the beginning of the video, the author talks about the first chapter of his book which is known as While I Was Sleeping. Within it, he explains our newly established world giving examples including China and India. Dividing human history into three different eras, the author tells how each stage of humanity has an effect on life and how it arranged to be changed as time passed. More, the third era according to Friedman, which begins from 2000 to the present, when the world started flattening as peoples started managing globalization to a great extend, has greatly accelerated business and greatly impacted industry.
In the middle of the video, Mr. Friedman reminds us about the second chapter of his book, The Flatteners. Briefly told, he talks about the ten flatteners of the second he mentioned in the second chapter. For example, supply chaining, in-forming and insourcing. He reminds of the flatteners of how they change the world and what profound impact they have on the daily life as a whole.
In the end of the video, however, Thomas Friedman mentions his third chapter of the book, The Triple of Convergence. In brief, I did not really get what this chapter really about due to some problems!
• Absolutely, Iraq can follow the steps the other nations had already followed to expand their abilities vis-à-vis technology and the ocean of computers and the internet. It, of course, gives the chance to Iraq to be one of the leading nations in the field of technology. However, it takes time, money, expertise, tolerance and patience. It, surly, can be applied for Iraq if the government wants to eliminate corruption and poverty.
source:
This informatio is based on the vidoe you had sent to me.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Dara Ali
Podcast
Hello, today’s podcast is about the latest statement of Steven Hawking which it says ”Heaven is a fairy story”.
In his latest statement for the Guardian, Steven Hawking says, “There is no heaven or afterlife for broken down computers; that’s a fairy story for people who afraid of the dark.” He briefly compares a man’s mind with a broken computer. So he dismantled the idea of one God, heavens and one creator.
He is known as “the genius of Britain” and is a scientist and cosmologist. So his speech sparkled an amazing discussion within believers and nonbelievers all over the world vis-à-vis the idea of God as one creator.
Source:
The Guardian
Steven Hawking vs. Kirk Cameron: A heavenly debate
Podcast
Hello, today’s podcast is about the latest statement of Steven Hawking which it says ”Heaven is a fairy story”.
In his latest statement for the Guardian, Steven Hawking says, “There is no heaven or afterlife for broken down computers; that’s a fairy story for people who afraid of the dark.” He briefly compares a man’s mind with a broken computer. So he dismantled the idea of one God, heavens and one creator.
He is known as “the genius of Britain” and is a scientist and cosmologist. So his speech sparkled an amazing discussion within believers and nonbelievers all over the world vis-à-vis the idea of God as one creator.
Source:
The Guardian
Steven Hawking vs. Kirk Cameron: A heavenly debate
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Podcasting
Dara Ali
Podcasting is a very good and reasonable source to gain knowledge about different matters. There are many podcasts one can download and listen to which are very helpful.
I, of course, believe that Podcasting is so helpful for the one who wants to learn about digital Story telling. It also gives tremendous information to the listener. There are many advantages of podcasting. First of all, because it is provided through the internet, one can easily download and listen to it whenever one wants. Secondly, downloading a podcast coasts nothing and it is for free. It, indeed, is amazing because everyone can gain it then.
However, I do not see any disadvantages of podcasting while it is provided through the internet and for free. Also, it can be easily used through the digital devices, so is there something I have to blame? Absolutely no.
Podcasting is a very good and reasonable source to gain knowledge about different matters. There are many podcasts one can download and listen to which are very helpful.
I, of course, believe that Podcasting is so helpful for the one who wants to learn about digital Story telling. It also gives tremendous information to the listener. There are many advantages of podcasting. First of all, because it is provided through the internet, one can easily download and listen to it whenever one wants. Secondly, downloading a podcast coasts nothing and it is for free. It, indeed, is amazing because everyone can gain it then.
However, I do not see any disadvantages of podcasting while it is provided through the internet and for free. Also, it can be easily used through the digital devices, so is there something I have to blame? Absolutely no.
The Last Four Flatteners
The last four flatteners Friedman talks about are those below:
Supply chaining
Comparing the modern retail supply chain to a river, the author explains supply chaining.
Using technology to improve sales and shipping, the author argues how technology can help getting a better scale in the field of marketing.
Insourcing
Doing a work of a company instead of another company in the world is the depth of insourcing. Friedman gives Toshiba Company as an example. The example briefly and explicitly explains the topic regarding Insourcing.
In-forming
Using the Google company and other search engines as example, Friedman tells how it is amazing to share the information through the Internet. He also argues that the rate of the internet users is souring day after day. It, indeed, greatly helps people in the world to find information as never the world seen it before.
The steroids
Friedman explain that having many digital and personal devices like mobile phones, iPods, and etc, greatly help to facilitate the personal staff. For example, using a cell phone, man can do everything in personal and in a greatly and never-expected speed with accuracy.
Supply chaining
Comparing the modern retail supply chain to a river, the author explains supply chaining.
Using technology to improve sales and shipping, the author argues how technology can help getting a better scale in the field of marketing.
Insourcing
Doing a work of a company instead of another company in the world is the depth of insourcing. Friedman gives Toshiba Company as an example. The example briefly and explicitly explains the topic regarding Insourcing.
In-forming
Using the Google company and other search engines as example, Friedman tells how it is amazing to share the information through the Internet. He also argues that the rate of the internet users is souring day after day. It, indeed, greatly helps people in the world to find information as never the world seen it before.
The steroids
Friedman explain that having many digital and personal devices like mobile phones, iPods, and etc, greatly help to facilitate the personal staff. For example, using a cell phone, man can do everything in personal and in a greatly and never-expected speed with accuracy.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Thre Three Flatteners
Dara Ali
The next three flatteners the author mentions in his book, The World Is Flat are:
Uploading. It was a very good advantage added to the internet. The author mentions that as "the most disruptive force of all." It is because it helped people to upload what they wanted other to share.
Outsourcing: the author mentions that outsourcing has changed to world of the internet at al. It is because it allowed companies to “split service and manufacturing activities into components.” It was efficient and coasted less.
And the third flattener he mentions is Offshoring which I do not know much about.
The next three flatteners the author mentions in his book, The World Is Flat are:
Uploading. It was a very good advantage added to the internet. The author mentions that as "the most disruptive force of all." It is because it helped people to upload what they wanted other to share.
Outsourcing: the author mentions that outsourcing has changed to world of the internet at al. It is because it allowed companies to “split service and manufacturing activities into components.” It was efficient and coasted less.
And the third flattener he mentions is Offshoring which I do not know much about.
The Presentation Review
Dara Ali
The Presentation...
My presentation was about the Google website. All the three students were, Hawre, Ismail and me. I would like to point out the strengths and weaknesses of our presentation.
I believe that every mother’s child is handsome; therefore, I think the presentation was as good as it can be. Considering the time, which we tended to manage greatly, it was excellent to have it in less than 7 minutes. Of course, we could easily deliberate the speech, and we were fluent while talking. Organization was strength of the presentation, too. Familiarity with the topic by all of us was another one. Good eye contact, having confidence, and being self-dependent were good too.
However, I believe there were some weaknesses. I, Dara, stood behind the other presenters while the presentations intentionally. It was not good. And, we did not introduce ourselves at the beginning. These were the faults.
I believe we are capable to do well the next time. I promise I will not make the same mistakes again. We will do it better.
The Presentation...
My presentation was about the Google website. All the three students were, Hawre, Ismail and me. I would like to point out the strengths and weaknesses of our presentation.
I believe that every mother’s child is handsome; therefore, I think the presentation was as good as it can be. Considering the time, which we tended to manage greatly, it was excellent to have it in less than 7 minutes. Of course, we could easily deliberate the speech, and we were fluent while talking. Organization was strength of the presentation, too. Familiarity with the topic by all of us was another one. Good eye contact, having confidence, and being self-dependent were good too.
However, I believe there were some weaknesses. I, Dara, stood behind the other presenters while the presentations intentionally. It was not good. And, we did not introduce ourselves at the beginning. These were the faults.
I believe we are capable to do well the next time. I promise I will not make the same mistakes again. We will do it better.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Dara Ali
April 26, 2011
"The Three Flatteners"
Thomas Friedman names ten flatteners in his book, Thw World is Flat. Here, precisely, I will be discussing three of them.
First of all, let’s have a gist about the word “flattener”. It means the reason that levels the surface of something to a leveled degree. Metaphorically, the author uses the word to disrobe the events, reasons, and incidents happened in the world that helped to have a better scale of connection and shaped transformation in the field of technology.
First, down of the Berlin Wall. In 1989, the Berlin Wall collapsed and the Cold War came to its end. After that time, immediately, people could easily reach behind the wall. More, many companies, CEOs, and prime ministers reached behind the wall and went to Russia and all the parts of Germany. It, of course, greatly helped increase of a better connection and assistance in the field of technology.
Second, the creation of the World Wide Web. There were many companies working in the field of the Internet. Netscape was one of them. That company was working in the internet field and, for the first time, created a worldwide feature that helped the internet used to connect. HTML, however, was created as an internet language that increased the number of internet users greatly.
Third, Word Flow Software is created. Computers, for the first time in their history, could communicate through a binary language which consisted of a combination of 0 and 1. It greatly helped computer machines to communicate with each another without human interference.
I do absolutely agree with Friedman to name these three elements as reasons flattening the world. For the first one is explicit of how the down of the Berlin Wall changed the world. It did not only end the Cold War, but also introduced U.S.A. as the major world power which was based on technology-heavy technology. And it helped to a better communications within the world countries globally. For the second one I can say without the World Wide Web the internet is useless. It was an internet language that amazingly changed connections in the world. For the third reason, however, creating an intertwined connection within the computers, of course, as a language between them, was astonishing because computers could communicate to each another ever since.
April 26, 2011
"The Three Flatteners"
Thomas Friedman names ten flatteners in his book, Thw World is Flat. Here, precisely, I will be discussing three of them.
First of all, let’s have a gist about the word “flattener”. It means the reason that levels the surface of something to a leveled degree. Metaphorically, the author uses the word to disrobe the events, reasons, and incidents happened in the world that helped to have a better scale of connection and shaped transformation in the field of technology.
First, down of the Berlin Wall. In 1989, the Berlin Wall collapsed and the Cold War came to its end. After that time, immediately, people could easily reach behind the wall. More, many companies, CEOs, and prime ministers reached behind the wall and went to Russia and all the parts of Germany. It, of course, greatly helped increase of a better connection and assistance in the field of technology.
Second, the creation of the World Wide Web. There were many companies working in the field of the Internet. Netscape was one of them. That company was working in the internet field and, for the first time, created a worldwide feature that helped the internet used to connect. HTML, however, was created as an internet language that increased the number of internet users greatly.
Third, Word Flow Software is created. Computers, for the first time in their history, could communicate through a binary language which consisted of a combination of 0 and 1. It greatly helped computer machines to communicate with each another without human interference.
I do absolutely agree with Friedman to name these three elements as reasons flattening the world. For the first one is explicit of how the down of the Berlin Wall changed the world. It did not only end the Cold War, but also introduced U.S.A. as the major world power which was based on technology-heavy technology. And it helped to a better communications within the world countries globally. For the second one I can say without the World Wide Web the internet is useless. It was an internet language that amazingly changed connections in the world. For the third reason, however, creating an intertwined connection within the computers, of course, as a language between them, was astonishing because computers could communicate to each another ever since.
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Dara Ali
Professor Roger G.
April 17, 2011
The World Is Flat
While I was Sleeping
Thomas Friedman, the American genius writer, in the first chapter, While I was Sleeping, in his book, the World is Flat, points out some facts and identifies some terms regarding globalization and outsourcing. Before we get to the depth of the topic of this chapter, it is better if we identify the term-outsourcing. According to the internet, “Outsourcing: [is] acquiring services or products from an outside supplier or manufacturer in order to cut costs.”
Dividing human history into three different eras, the author tells how each stage of humanity has an effect on life and how it arranged to be changed as time passed. More, the third era according to Friedman, which begins from 2000 to the present, when the world started flattening as peoples started managing globalization to a great extend, has greatly accelerated business and greatly impacted industry.
To a better knowing and explaining his terms, Thomas Friedman goes around the world in a journey. Visiting some different places around the world such as Japan, China and back to America, we can see explicit examples of the business outsourcing phenomenon worldwide. Seeing American trademarks like HP and Pizza Hut in India, simply shows how the world tend to be flat, literally. Friedman takes us to different eras of humanity-from the time when Columbus found America to the present-to show globalization through a historical narrative way.
Thus, both globalization and business outsourcing are the key terms that Friedman explains in the first chapter of his book, The World Is Flat.
Professor Roger G.
April 17, 2011
The World Is Flat
While I was Sleeping
Thomas Friedman, the American genius writer, in the first chapter, While I was Sleeping, in his book, the World is Flat, points out some facts and identifies some terms regarding globalization and outsourcing. Before we get to the depth of the topic of this chapter, it is better if we identify the term-outsourcing. According to the internet, “Outsourcing: [is] acquiring services or products from an outside supplier or manufacturer in order to cut costs.”
Dividing human history into three different eras, the author tells how each stage of humanity has an effect on life and how it arranged to be changed as time passed. More, the third era according to Friedman, which begins from 2000 to the present, when the world started flattening as peoples started managing globalization to a great extend, has greatly accelerated business and greatly impacted industry.
To a better knowing and explaining his terms, Thomas Friedman goes around the world in a journey. Visiting some different places around the world such as Japan, China and back to America, we can see explicit examples of the business outsourcing phenomenon worldwide. Seeing American trademarks like HP and Pizza Hut in India, simply shows how the world tend to be flat, literally. Friedman takes us to different eras of humanity-from the time when Columbus found America to the present-to show globalization through a historical narrative way.
Thus, both globalization and business outsourcing are the key terms that Friedman explains in the first chapter of his book, The World Is Flat.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Dara Ali_Homework #4
Dara Ali
CSC 101
Homework #4
Open Source
Open-source software
Open-source software is a ”computer software that is available in source code form for which the source code and certain other rights normally reserved for copyright holders.” Also, “some open source licenses meet the requirements of the Open Source Definition… [it] permits users to study, change, improve and at times also to distribute the software.” It can be said that “Some open source software is available within the public domain.” It is free, licensed, and publicly distributed on the internet for lovely users worldwide.
“The free software movement was launched in 1983.” “In 1998, a group of individuals advocated that the term free software should be replaced by open source software (OSS) … which is less ambiguous and more comfortable for the corporate world.” In addition, the open source “label came out of a strategy session held on April 7, 1998 in Palo Alto.”
Jing
Jing is a cool software application and can be downloaded for free on the internet. Based on giving ability to capture images on the computer screen and providing the service of making videos so easily, Jig is a program that everyone needs to use. As an application within the Open Source, Jing provides excellent service-for free.
iTunes
Apple software that provides and immeasurable service on the internet in the field of music and movies, is called iTunes. Can be used online and downloaded for free, iTunes is a very useful program proving services that might coast a lot amount of money on other sources.
• Open Source Software is much better than 'proprietary software' because, as far as I know, open source software provides applications on the internet for free, a very useful feature. In addition, open source software is properly licensed and does not have registration problems like other proprietary software.
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source_software
CSC 101
Homework #4
Open Source
Open-source software
Open-source software is a ”computer software that is available in source code form for which the source code and certain other rights normally reserved for copyright holders.” Also, “some open source licenses meet the requirements of the Open Source Definition… [it] permits users to study, change, improve and at times also to distribute the software.” It can be said that “Some open source software is available within the public domain.” It is free, licensed, and publicly distributed on the internet for lovely users worldwide.
“The free software movement was launched in 1983.” “In 1998, a group of individuals advocated that the term free software should be replaced by open source software (OSS) … which is less ambiguous and more comfortable for the corporate world.” In addition, the open source “label came out of a strategy session held on April 7, 1998 in Palo Alto.”
Jing
Jing is a cool software application and can be downloaded for free on the internet. Based on giving ability to capture images on the computer screen and providing the service of making videos so easily, Jig is a program that everyone needs to use. As an application within the Open Source, Jing provides excellent service-for free.
iTunes
Apple software that provides and immeasurable service on the internet in the field of music and movies, is called iTunes. Can be used online and downloaded for free, iTunes is a very useful program proving services that might coast a lot amount of money on other sources.
• Open Source Software is much better than 'proprietary software' because, as far as I know, open source software provides applications on the internet for free, a very useful feature. In addition, open source software is properly licensed and does not have registration problems like other proprietary software.
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source_software
Sunday, March 13, 2011
How technology will transform us?
Ray Kurzweil, The Technology Man…!
Ray Kurzweil in his presentation, “How technology will transform us?”, brilliantly pointes out the movement and the facts behind the acceleration of technology towards a better and never-expected future of technology down the line. The fields he mentions are medicine, computers, internet, press and print and so many more different fields.
Technology, in his sharp perspective, is expected to determine or, at least, involve in resolving the worldly matters like hunger, drought, and diseases. As a man-of-computers and an expert of the internet world and of different technologies, he tells that there is an absolute acceleration in the field of computers-how they change and what ability they might have in the near future. For example, computer size, weight, proficiency-ability to process more data during a particular time, will be changed, and it, in fact, affects all the aspects of our lives, in all the different lines here and there.
In the field of health, he insists that there is a revolutionary change in our capability to find out more about the human body and its extraordinary aspects in which leads us towards a better control over different lethal diseases. And he claims working on DNA is far more behind everyone’s comprehension of how technology changed and how it will change. For instance, using ultra sound waves and even more advanced waves of very up-to-date designed technological instruments, scientists can easily go inside human body, a never-expected dream of scientists.
Thus, I can say his words and expressions, and his information, regarding technology, has been diligently stated. He and the information he gave out in his presentation has increased my awareness in the field of technology in leaps and bounds.
Ray Kurzweil in his presentation, “How technology will transform us?”, brilliantly pointes out the movement and the facts behind the acceleration of technology towards a better and never-expected future of technology down the line. The fields he mentions are medicine, computers, internet, press and print and so many more different fields.
Technology, in his sharp perspective, is expected to determine or, at least, involve in resolving the worldly matters like hunger, drought, and diseases. As a man-of-computers and an expert of the internet world and of different technologies, he tells that there is an absolute acceleration in the field of computers-how they change and what ability they might have in the near future. For example, computer size, weight, proficiency-ability to process more data during a particular time, will be changed, and it, in fact, affects all the aspects of our lives, in all the different lines here and there.
In the field of health, he insists that there is a revolutionary change in our capability to find out more about the human body and its extraordinary aspects in which leads us towards a better control over different lethal diseases. And he claims working on DNA is far more behind everyone’s comprehension of how technology changed and how it will change. For instance, using ultra sound waves and even more advanced waves of very up-to-date designed technological instruments, scientists can easily go inside human body, a never-expected dream of scientists.
Thus, I can say his words and expressions, and his information, regarding technology, has been diligently stated. He and the information he gave out in his presentation has increased my awareness in the field of technology in leaps and bounds.
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